1. Seaton Schroeder was an admiral of the United States Navy.
14 Facts About Seaton Schroeder
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Seaton Schroeder contributed to the development of the Driggs-Schroeder rapid-fire gun.
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Seaton Schroeder's mother was the daughter of William Winston Seaton, who, with his brother-in-law, Joseph Gales, owned and edited the National Intelligencer.
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Seaton Schroeder served as the Mayor of Washington, DC, from 1840 to 1850.
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Seaton Schroeder entered the United States Naval Academy in 1864, which, because of the American Civil War, was in Newport, Rhode Island.
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Seaton Schroeder married Maria Campbell Bache Wainwright on January 16,1879.
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Seaton Schroeder was the great-great-granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin, the great-granddaughter of Treasury Secretary Alexander J Dallas, the granddaughter of Texas legislator Richard Bache, Jr.
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Seaton Schroeder died on July 12,1926, aged 70 in Jamestown, Rhode Island.
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Seaton Schroeder returned to sea in 1890 as the Commanding Officer of Vesuvius.
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On May 1,1903, Seaton Schroeder became Chief Intelligence Officer of the Navy.
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Two months later, Seaton Schroeder was assigned to the Navy General Board.
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Seaton Schroeder was placed on the retired list on August 17,1911, and retired to his home in Jamestown, Rhode Island.
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Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder was recalled to active duty in 1912 to prepare a new signal book, and again in World War I to serve as Chief Hydrographer and the Navy representative on the United States Geographic Board.
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Seaton Schroeder died at the Naval Hospital, Washington, DC, on October 19,1922.